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Volume 64, Number 30 • July 25, 2019
Goochland’s YMCA swimmers break GRAL relay record. See page 7 Marking 50 years of Masonic service Photo submitted
Members of the DeWitt Clinton Masonic Lodge gathered to pay tribute to local Mason James Dickerson Jr., last Thursday, honoring the Goochland resident as he marked fifty years with the organization. To celebrate his five decades as a Masonic veteran, Dickerson was presented with a pin and certificate. A retired employee of Powhatan Correctional Center since 1983, Dickerson said that becoming a Mason has enriched his life in countless ways. “It’s all about brotherly love,” he said of the strong friendships he has formed with his fellow Masons. “If you don’t have that, you don’t have anything.” Shown are, from left, Lee Crumpler, James Dickerson, Howard Thurston, Jean Dickerson and Gabe Maupin.
Beginning this week, the bridge over Courthouse Creek will be closed as crews work to reinforce Drivers who regularly use the structure. Maidens Road should prepare to According to VDOT Residency build in a little extra travel time Engineer Marshall Winn, the 18 for the next several months. year old truss bridge’s original
construction method was “less than desirable,” and has allowed for portions of the metal decking to become corroded due to salt and water exposure. Winn said workers will be welding new studs on top of the
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existing beams, then pouring a concrete deck on top of that. “I wish it was built that way to begin with,” lamented Winn, adding that a similar bridge that traverses the Chickahominy River
Sometimes even the closest families can benefit from a little space. Such was the case three years ago, when the tight-knit congregation of Ragland Memorial Baptist Church decided that the time had finally come to expand the nearly 100-year-old church’s fellowship hall and educational space. “We realized that we had really outgrown the space we had,” explained Brian Seay, pastor of the Sandy Hook Rd. church. It was this realization, Seay said, that would kick off a planning process he describes as remarkably productive and devoid of the kind of squabbling that sometimes ensue when organizations delve into large-scale building projects. The project wasn’t completed overnight — a heavy reliance on volunteer labor meant that timelines had to be stretched a bit, said Bill Webster, who chaired the steering committee that oversaw the work — but the end result
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Maidens Road detour to remain in effect for several months By Roslyn Ryan Editors
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